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In Russia, Teen Complains About Adoptive Montgomery County Parents

What a bizarre story. A Russian teen is popping up on TV in that country, complaining that the Montgomery County couple who adopted him to […]

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Traffic Court Judge Candidates Can’t Keep Their Own Affairs In Order

At AxisPhilly, columnist Tom Ferrick checks in on the crew of candidates for Traffic Court judgeships, and finds many of them haven’t fulfilled their regular […]

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Lenny Dykstra Is Grosser, More Racist, More Self-Destructive Than You Thought

It’s possible that former Philly celebs Lenny Dykstra and Buzz Bissinger decided this week to have a contest and decide whose amazing revelations would prove […]

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Three Things to Remember When You Think of the “SEPTA Baby”

Rather than get a righteous outrage worked up over the 15-year-old mom who accidentally left her baby at a SEPTA station Monday because she and […]

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Expensive Jewelry, Bags Stolen From Villanova Home

Lower Merion Police say nearly $500,000 of jewelry and bags were stolen from a Villanova home last week. “Among the items taken were two Hermes […]

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Police Release Video Of Convenience Store Robbery

Philly Police describe the scene above: On March 21, 2013, at 10:44am, an unknown male entered the Good & Plenty mini Market located at 1201 […]

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Baby Left at SEPTA Station as Mother Tries to Avoid Fare

The Philly Daily News reports about a Philadelphia grandmother and mother who left a baby behind as they tried to navigate SEPTA cheaply on Monday. […]

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Cop-Car-Stealing Couple Just Wanted to Quit Heroin, Get Warm

AP reports that Blake Bills and Shayna Sykes—the couple that stole two police cars and led Philly police on a wild chase earlier this month, […]

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Of 22 Philly Bank Robberies This Year, Just One Was Committed Using a Gun

According to a (paywalled) piece in the Philadelphia Business Journal, 21 bank robberies have been committed in Philadelphia this year. But that’s not the real […]

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(Bitter)Sweet 16: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Duke Fan

  So my alma mater, Duke, made it to the Sweet 16 last night by defeating some school named Creighton. Since I graduated 35 years […]

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“Catch Me if You Can” Gone Wrong: Man Impersonates Pilot at PHL

Wednesday, a 61-year-old French guy boarded a Palm Beach-bound flight (paid ticket in hand) at PHL in full Air France uniform, marched up to the […]

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WATCH Terrifying Shooting In West Oak Lane

Well, this is scary: Philly Police offer the following description: The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northwest Detectives Division is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the […]

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Planned Protest Shuts Down BCG’s Penn Presentation

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports: An on-campus information session for the Boston Consulting Group was canceled at the last minute Wednesday against the backdrop of a […]

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Councilwoman Owes Back Taxes On Property

More bad news for Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. City Paper reports: Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has had a rough few years. In the midst of […]

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Meet The Guy Who Tried Robbing Girl Scouts

This is Jevon Michael Avis. He’s a 31-year-old man. The reason there’s a mugshot available of Avis is because he was arrested in January. After […]